Improvement in horseshoes



R. K. J0 B DAN.

Horseshoes..

Patented Dec. 2,1873.

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fitnesses UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT K. JORDAN, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

Y IMPROVEMENT IN HORSESHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. l 45., |08, dated December 2, 1873 application filed May 16, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT K. JORDAN, of Oakland, Alameda-county, State of California, have invented an Improved Supporting Attachment for Horseshoes; and I do lereby declare the following description and accompanying drawings are suflicient to enable any person skilled in the lart or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use my said invention or improvement withdut further invention or experiment.

My invention relates to an improved attachment for shoes which are worn upon the hind fet of horses, by which the horse isY enabled to travel over swampy, boggy, or soft ground Vare bent outward in opposite directions, as

shown. Bis a metallic rim-plate, of the desired width, which will be usually from an inch to an inch and ahalf wide. This plate is bent so as to encircle the shoe A, its length being greater than its width, so as to extend ashort distance both in rear and front of the toe and heel of the shoe. The sides of this surrounding rim-plate are secured to the out- Wadiy-bent extensions e, by means ot rivets, bolts,'or otherwise, while the forward part of the plate is bent upward, and supported by a v bar or plate, f, from the toe of the shoe. The

bar or plate j' will usually be welded or other wise permanently secured to the toe of the shoe when the shoe is made, and in fastening the plate to its opposite or upper end, a bolt or screw can be used, so that, when desired, the rimplate can be entirely removed from the foot. This bar or. plate j' stands upward at an angle, so that its upper end will support the forward end of the shoe at a point above the plane of the shoe, thus preventing the rimplate from interfering with the stepping of the horse. The band g, which encircles the forward part of the horses hoof, can be used or not, as desired; but I prefer to use it as it aids in binding the shoe with greater firmness to Athe foot. When it is used its opposite ends are also secured to the extensions c, as shown.

This attachment can be applied to wornout horseshoes, if desired, as the character ofthe soil on which the bearing-rim is used does not require that the shoe should be as perfect as is necessary on harder ground. With this attachment to their hind shoes, horses can travel over ground in which they would sink to their knees if not provided with any supporting device.

The attachment is cheap, simple, and light, and will not interfere with the travel of the horses after they become accustomed to wearing them.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is 17. The shoe A, with its extensions e and bar or plate f, in combination with the surroundin g metallic rim-plate B, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The metallic rimplate B, constructed as described, having its forward end bent upward, and united` to the toe of the horseshoe by an angular plate or bar, f, substantially as and l'or the purpose above described.

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal.

ROBERT K. JORDAN. LL. s]

Witnesses:

J L. BOONE, C. M RICHARDSON. 

